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Thursday, July 12, 2012 8:31 PM PDT

Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: Intricate drug tunnels discovered along U.S.-Mexico border Condi Rice 'near top' of Romney VP list Slideshow: Today's best photos Obama: 'My biggest mistake...' Romney brands his campaign 'America's Comeback Team' Children at risk of untrained dentists using too much sedation Syrian troops massacre more than 200: rebel leader Senators call for more vigorous Libor probe Detroit-Windsor Tunnel reopens after bomb threat 2 dogs 'wed' at NYC charity extravaganza Video: Adorable dog tries to bite oncoming traffic Political photo of the day: Charles Schumer promotes jobs bill A skateboard to pique your imagination U.S. government records $904.2B deficit through June 1 chimp dead, 1 tranquilized after Vegas escape Intricate drug tunnels discovered along U.S.-Mexico border Thu,12 Jul 2012 04:30 PM PDT Associated Press - Two drug-smuggling tunnels outfitted with lighting and ventilation systems were discovered along the U.S.-Mexico border, the latest signs that cartels are building sophisticated passages to escape heightened surveillance on land. Full Story Top Condi Rice 'near top' of Romney VP list Thu,12 Jul 2012 07:36 PM PDT AFP - Mitt Romney's campaign team stoked speculation about who his vice presidential candidate will be as one report said Condoleezza Rice was a surprise name near the top of his list. Full Story Top Slideshow: Today's best photos Thu,12 Jul 2012 04:00 PM PDT Filipino workers attach LED lights on a post at Manila's Rizal Park, Philippines on Thursday, July 12, 2012. The switch from regular bulb to LED on the park's 800 lampposts is part of the Department of Tourism's project to reduce the park's electric consumption by 50 percent and make it environment-friendly. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) Full Story Top Obama: 'My biggest mistake...' Thu,12 Jul 2012 02:51 PM PDT Call it "too much substance, not enough style?" President Barack Obama says his biggest mistake since getting to the White House three and a half years ago has been his tendency to tackle the job as national policy wonk rather than the inspiring figure he cut in the 2008 campaign. "When I think about what [...] Full Story Top Romney brands his campaign 'America's Comeback Team' Thu,12 Jul 2012 03:24 PM PDT Mitt Romney's presidential campaign is starting to build hype around his soon-to-be-announced running mate, branding the forthcoming Republican ticket as "America's Comeback Team." In an email sent to supporters on Thursday with the subject line "Mitt's VP," campaign manager Matt Rhoades announced a new contest to meet Romney and his vice presidential pick, hinting that [...] Full Story Top Children at risk of untrained dentists using too much sedation Thu,12 Jul 2012 06:02 PM PDT ABC News - American children are being put at risk by inadequately trained dentists who often seek to enhance profits by sedating their young patients for even routine tooth cleaning and cavity treatments, an ABC News investigation has found. Full Story Top Syrian troops massacre more than 200: rebel leader Thu,12 Jul 2012 05:33 PM PDT AFP - Syrian government troops using tanks and helicopters massacred more than 150 people in the central province of Hama, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, while a rebel leader put the toll at more than 200. Full Story Top Senators call for more vigorous Libor probe Thu,12 Jul 2012 03:21 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of Democratic senators on Thursday pressured Attorney General Eric Holder and financial regulators to step up investigations into whether global banks manipulated benchmark interest rates. The senators, including Carl Levin, Jack Reed and Dianne Feinstein, said investigators should also look into allegations that U.S. and foreign bank regulators may have been aware for years of wrongdoing in the setting of the London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR. ... Full Story Top Detroit-Windsor Tunnel reopens after bomb threat Thu,12 Jul 2012 05:09 PM PDT Associated Press - An international commuter tunnel connecting Detroit to Windsor, Ontario, was closed for nearly four hours Thursday after a bomb threat was phoned in on the Canadian side. No explosives were found. Full Story Top 2 dogs 'wed' at NYC charity extravaganza Thu,12 Jul 2012 07:07 PM PDT Associated Press - We double-dog dare you to check this out. Full Story Top Video: Adorable dog tries to bite oncoming traffic Thu,12 Jul 2012 02:05 PM PDT Videos of dogs riding in cars have become something of a slobbery cottage industry--dogs trying not to fall asleep in cars, say, or dogs with their heads out of car windows, shot in slow motion. Now comes an adorable, soon-to-be-viral video of a dog--head out the window--trying to catch oncoming cars in its mouth. Like [...] Full Story Top Political photo of the day: Charles Schumer promotes jobs bill Thu,12 Jul 2012 01:35 PM PDT At a press conference Thursday, Sen. Charles Schumer and other top Democrats discussed the Senate's upcoming vote on the Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act. Democratic lawmakers say the bill would create jobs by providing tax incentives to small business that hire new workers. Full Story Top A skateboard to pique your imagination Thu,12 Jul 2012 06:24 PM PDT When you call your motorized skateboard the Board of Awesomeness, it takes some confidence. But rigging a tablet computer and a Microsoft Kinect to control the motorized skateboard is undeniably pretty awesome. The designers at Chaotic Moon Labs, whose trademark slogan is "We're Smarter Than You" probably don't need our reassurance. We went down to [...] Full Story Top U.S. government records $904.2B deficit through June Thu,12 Jul 2012 01:11 PM PDT Associated Press - The U.S. budget deficit grew by nearly $60 billion in June, remaining on track to exceed $1 trillion for the fourth straight year. Full Story Top 1 chimp dead, 1 tranquilized after Vegas escape Thu,12 Jul 2012 06:17 PM PDT Associated Press - Two chimpanzees escaped a Las Vegas backyard and rampaged through a neighborhood Thursday, pounding on cars and jumping into at least one vehicle before police killed one primate and tranquilized the other, authorities said. Full Story Top

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